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Datacard Group Reduces Cost Per Card with Inline Innovation.


New High Speed, Inline System Addresses Card Production, Personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences.  and Delivery Requirements The stipulation that requires that an item of materiel must be delivered in the total quantity required by the date required.  for GSM, Healthcare/ID and Banking Markets

PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology
Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt.
 -- Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, launched the Datacard([R]) MPR (MultiProtocol Router) Software from Novell that provides router capabilities for its NetWare servers. It supports IPX, IP, AppleTalk and OSI protocols as well as all the major LANs and WANs. 5800[TM] card personalization and production system today at CARTES 2006. A complete high speed, single pass solution that includes card production, personalization and delivery capabilities, this versatile platform achieves unrivaled inline speeds of up to 5,000 cards per hour, making it ideal for card issuers producing high volumes of GSM, ID and financial cards to significantly lower cost per card.

"We've taken the complete card issuance process inline, recognizing that the downtime required to shift from production processes to personalization and then to fulfillment significantly impacts overall cost per card," said Jean-Louis Meyer, manager of marketing and sales support for Datacard Group. "The MPR5800 system is the only high speed card issuance system on the market today that provides this versatilityaat speeds other systems require for the personalization process alone."

This new system is based on a combination of market-proven technologies from the Datacard([R]) MPR5000 card production and personalization system and the Datacard([R]) Maxsys([R]) card issuance system. The MPR5800 system supports ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
, MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console.  and USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
 protocols with more than 100 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576).

E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps.
 of data transfer and is highly modular and customizable to address a broad range of card issuance functionalities.

Unlike competitors' equipment, this flexible system optimizes issuers' investment. The MPR5800 system can be configured to issue one projectafor example, a European healthcare ID card implementationaand then immediately reconfigured to issue another project without incurring costly system upgrades.

"We have an installed base of customers who appreciate the quality, simplicity and value Datacard systems bring to their operations," said Wim Tappij Gielen, regional vice president for Datacard Group. "Issuers have come to rely on our global service network to get the local support to protect their investment as their program changes and grows."

Datacard Group offers the world's best-selling secure ID and card personalization solutions. The company's portfolio includes systems for high-volume card issuance, card delivery, secure ID issuance and passport production, plus extensive service and supply offerings. Datacard Group serves customers in more than 120 countries (www.datacard.com).
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